Delegations taking part in the first Asian Youth Athletics Championships are expected to keep arriving in Doha over the coming hours ahead of the important start on Friday, running from the 8th to the 11th of this month at the Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium at Qatar SC, with the participation of 40 countries — a record number of participants. This is credited to HE Major General Dahlan Al Hamad, president of the Asian and Qatar federations and vice-president of the IAAF, and the man behind the idea of holding an Asian youth championship as part of his plan to develop Asian athletics. This is why he was keen to chair a meeting of the development committee on the sidelines of the Asian federation’s meetings in Doha
Organising committee for first Asian championships
The senior organising committee for the first Asian Youth Championships is chaired by HE Major General Dahlan Jumaan Al Hamad, president of the Qatar and Asian federations and vice-president of the IAAF. The organising committee includes Mohammed Jassim Al Kuwari as championship director and marketing committee chairman, Mohammed Suleiman as spectators committee chairman, Abdulhakim Al Omari as technical committee chairman, Abdulrahman Al Nubi as secretariat committee chairman, Mai Yousef Al Mohammadi as public relations committee chairwoman, Yaqoub Zainal as preparation and set-up committee chairman, Ahmed Al Ziyara as celebrations and medal ceremonies committee chairman, Dr Fatima Al Malki as anti-doping committee chairwoman, Raghdan Al Nakadli as transport committee chairman, and Ghania Tankichit in charge of the media committee
Also Yousef Ahmed as finance and hospitality committee chairman, Dr Lansio as medical committee chairman, and Dr Jabbar Rahima Al Kaabi as rapporteur of the senior organising committee
Our team continues its preparations
Meanwhile, the athletes of our national boys’ and girls’ athletics teams are continuing their intensive preparations on the training track and field of the annex ground
at Khalifa International Stadium, ahead of the big and difficult challenge of the first edition of the Asian championships.
Despite the young age of our athletes, they are showing the determination and resolve needed to achieve the results expected of them, befitting the reputation of Qatari athletics, and reflecting the excellence of Qatar’s grassroots programme thanks to the support, attention and encouragement it receives from the president of the Asian and Qatar federations and vice-president of the IAAF, who is giving great attention to this first edition of the Asian Youth Championships so that it becomes the first of a series of outstanding editions revealing the talents of the largest continent
40 races and events
The first Asian Youth Championships will feature 40 races and events, evenly split between boys and girls, with boys competing in 20 races and events and girls the same, spread over 4 days.
The first day’s competition begins at the Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium at Qatar SC at 8am and includes the 100m as part of the boys’ decathlon, girls’ discus, girls’ shot put, girls’ 100m, girls’ high jump, boys’ long jump, girls’ 400m, girls’ javelin and boys’ javelin.
The evening session of the first day, which begins after the official opening of the championships at 5.30pm, includes the girls’ 100m, boys’ long jump, girls’ javelin, boys’ 100m, boys’ high jump, boys’ pole vault, boys’ and girls’ 400m hurdles, boys’ shot put, girls’ discus, and the 800m, 100m and 400m for boys, plus the 3000m and 100m for girls
